Watch the Short Story Reading of MIDNIGHT MADNESS:

Story performed by Steve Rizzo:

Get to know writer JeryLyn Harrington:

1) What is the theme of your story?

Deception can be a powerful tool when used for the good of all. It can be both constructive and destructive. Watch madness come when a person deceives himself with his own need to control his own destiny.

2) How would you like people to respond when they read or watch your story reading?

I would like for the listener to become involved in the story. To feel the character’s own emotions as he’s pulled his ordeal.

3) How long have you been writing?

I have written short stories and journals from high school through college and all of my adult life. It was only during the early 1990s that I decided to write a full-length novel with ideas from some of these early…

Watch the Poetry Reading of COULD YOU EXIST BEYOND PASSION:

Poem performed by Steve Rizzo

Get to know poet Ondrea Tye:

1) What is the theme of your poem?

Funny quirkly attraction poem

2) How would you like people to respond when they read or watch your poetry reading?

To laugh and nod their heads as something they experience

3) How long have you been writing poetry?

Since I was 12

4) Do you have a favorite poet?

Pablo Neruda, but honestly I am amazed at the poems coming from all the slam poets out there.

5) What influenced you to submit to WILDsound and have your poetry performed by a professional actor?

I thought it would be cool 🙂

6) Do you write other works? scripts? Short Stories? Etc..?

I have a boat load of poetry which was on a website “fieldofdragons.com which is currently down but will be…

Watch the Poetry Reading of THE PRICE HAS BEEN PAID:

Poetry performed by Steve Rizzo

Get to know poet Julie Clark:

1) What is the theme of your poem?

The theme of my poem is freedom from the prison of hurt, bitterness, anger, demonic influences, disease.

2) How would you like people to respond when they read or watch your poetry reading?

I would like to encourage the people watching this video to give the key to the prison day to Jesus and let him come in and set them free from all of the things that have kept them chained for many a year.

3) How long have you been writing poetry?

I wrote my first poem when I was 17 so 30 yrs. it has been such a support for me.

4) Do you have a favorite poet?

My favourite poet is William Wordsworth.

5) What influenced you…

Watch the Poetry Reading of A MIDNIGHT RENDEVOUS – THE 32ND PSALM:

Poetry performed by Steve Rizzo

Get to know poet John Hansen:

1) What is the theme of your poem?

The theme of my poem religion/human nature. The message is that we are all human and sinners no matter who we are or our position. We are all subject to temptation.

2) How would you like people to respond when they read or watch your poetry reading?

I’d like them to enjoy the flow but be a little shocked by the subject matter. I want them to understand the underlying message.

3) How long have you been writing poetry?

I wrote my first poem about 40 years ago, so on and off since then.

4) Do you have a favorite poet?

Edgar Alan Poe and Kenneth Slessor.

5) What influenced you to submit to WILDsound and have your poetry…

Watch the Poetry Reading of THE CALM BEFORE THE STORM:

Poetry performed by Steve Rizzo:

Get to know poet Sasha Holden:

1) What is the theme of your poem?

The theme is centered around the beauty, serenity and peacefulness of a river at those moments prior to the outbreak of a storm. Those moments before the environment takes a paradigm shift transforming itself into a sea of lightning wind and rain. The contrast between where we as people were moments before, to moments after this shift is outstanding.

2) How would you like people to respond when they read or watch your poetry reading?

I would like for people to realize that the environment and world in which we live is overpowering, and that we as people are a part of it, can experience it, yet have little influence on the ever changing and beautiful being known as nature.

3)…

Watch the Poetry Reading of #Love this life:

Get to know actor Steve Rizzo

Get to know poet Buffy Sammons:

1) What is the theme of your poem?

Love and compassion

2) How would you like people to respond when they read or watch your poetry reading?

With emotion and I would like for them to realize how much love and beauty surrounds you and at times don’t even realize it or stop and take a deep breath and feel with your heart and soul

3) How long have you been writing poetry?

On and off since I was 14 years old..

4) Do you have a favorite poet?

Edgar Allan Poet and his dark poetry but I will always remember my first favorite book was where the sidewalk ends by Shel Silverstein

5) What influenced you to submit to WILDsound and have your poetry performed by a professional actor?

Genre: Life, Society, Family

I Am That Seed
by Steve Higgins

Time sleeps in the distant desert,
and sitting softly under the yellow sun,
dried and dehydrated,
there is a seed that waits for the rains.
– I am that seed.
I wait for the rains with open hands
And when they wash over me time wakes refreshed
And I’ll drink all I need
-I am that seed.
The seed that longs to know
The secrets of this distant desert
And when my bones lie here
And mingle with the sand
The secrets of the desert -and my own- will be one
-I am that seed
that aches for knowledge
and hungers with desire.
Listen now and understand
And know me now for who I really am
-I am that seed

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Deadline: FREE POETRY Festival – Get your poem made into a MOVIE and seen…

Genre: Society, Life, Technology

The bright sparks in my family
by Louisa Adjoa Parker

They’ve been wired together
wrongly, fuses blow too quickly
circuits short themselves
and their systems overload;
like robots of the future
made by robots
made by robots
in a factory where instructions
left by people
on how to make a robot’s mind
have long been lost
to time and buried
under fine metallic dust.

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Deadline: FREE POETRY Festival – Get your poem made into a MOVIE and seen by 1000s. Three options to submit:
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AM I REALLY REPLACED, by Gelo Franco
AM I REALLY REPLACED?, Poetry by Gelo Franco

THE NIGHT SHE MET VODKA, by Sheila May Baysa
The Night She Met Vodka, Poetry by Shiela May Baysa

THE BRIGHT SPARKS IN MY FAMILY, by Louisa Adjoa Parker
The bright sparks in my family, Poetry by Louisa Adjoa Parker

WHEN THE BOUGH BREAKS, by Harper James
When the Bough Breaks, Poetry by Harper James

TALL DARK SHADOW, by Lashanna Bryant
Tall Dark Shadow, Poetry by Lashanna Bryant

DEAR PAST SELF, Kris Dionio
Dear Past Self, Poetry by Kris Dionio

A STRANGERS SMILE, by Julie Ismert
A STRANGERS SMILE, Poetry by Julie Ismert

WALKING WITH GHOSTS, by Lucy Williams
WALKING WITH GHOSTS, Poetry by Lucy Williams

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